The Reality of Being a Business Rescue Practitioner or Insolvency Lawyer in SA.
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GUEST: Gareth Cremen – Partner, Cox Yeats Attorneys
South Africa’s business rescue and insolvency sector has become one of the most dangerous professions in the country. In just two years, at least 13 insolvency practitioners, tax consultants, and legal professionals were assassinated targeted for their roles in exposing corruption, tracing illicit money flows, and managing high-stakes corporate collapses.
The shocking murder of Johannesburg bankruptcy lawyer Johan van Niekerk, gunned down in his office by men posing as clients, has reignited fears about how deeply organised crime has infiltrated South Africa’s financial and legal systems.
South Africa’s business rescue and insolvency sector has become one of the most dangerous professions in the country. In just two years, at least 13 insolvency practitioners, tax consultants, and legal professionals were assassinated targeted for their roles in exposing corruption, tracing illicit money flows, and managing high-stakes corporate collapses.
The shocking murder of Johannesburg bankruptcy lawyer Johan van Niekerk, gunned down in his office by men posing as clients, has reignited fears about how deeply organised crime has infiltrated South Africa’s financial and legal systems.
